Mississippi State's Jones stepped up against LSU

11:01 PM,
Oct. 7, 2013

Written by

Michael Bonner
mbonner@jackson.gannett.com

Chris Jones finished his first play as a Mississippi State Bulldog laying on top of Oklahoma State quarterback J.W. Walsh.

Since MSU's first game, Jones hasn't had many return trips to the backfield. Saturday against LSU, the true freshman introduced himself to LSU's quarterback quite a bit.

"I came in trying to prove a point. Great players make big plays in big games," Jones said. "So I want to be out there, that I'm a great player, my whole mindset is to make big plays when my chance is called, when my number is called, I just try my hardest to make big plays." ...